In October Google announced pricing for its popular Google Maps API. Though most sites won't hit the free limits, those with a lot of traffic may be scrambling for a solution. That was the case for a New York real estate service, which discovered their bill would be $200,000 - $300,000 per year.

The way that US telecom carrier AT&T is approaching APIs for the enterprise offers key insights for app developers and business stakeholders looking for market entry opportunities into a global ecosystem. ProgrammableWeb spoke with AT&T Vice President of Ecosystem Development and Platform Solutions, Laura Merling about the broader API strategy. Meanwhile Chris Aron, Product Manager of AT&T Location Information Services, demonstrated how the AT&T approach translates into an industry-specific partnership with Sabre, the global travel tech company.

The RouteSavvy API allows you to add route optimization features to any application. It is a REST service for optimizing driving stop order for both GET and POST options. Requests use JSON formatted...

The Microsoft Bing Maps Snap to Road API, developers can specify GPS points including latitude and longitude coordinates. Data can be collected along a route to return a corresponding a set of points...